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a new report out today from the migration policy institute says the obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement last fiscal year and that amount, get this, is more than the budgets than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined. nonpartisan think tank focuses on global immigration issues and the report found that u.s. government has spent more than $187 billion on immigration enforcement laws since 1986 and since then, there have been more immigration-related criminal prosecutions than cases generated by the justice department. npi concludes because of the money spent the actions taken and the case volume, it is fair to say the obama administration has made immigration enforcement its highest criminal law enforcement priority. >>> the administration's economic priority right now is the raising of the debt ceiling. u.s. has gotta lift it by the end of february or early march or else it will default on its fiscal obligations. this should be a routine exercise but republicans once again are threatening to hold the debt limit increase hostage in exchange for spe
a new report out today from the migration policy institute says the obama administration spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement last fiscal year and that amount, get this, is more than the budgets than all other federal law enforcement agencies combined. nonpartisan think tank focuses on global immigration issues and the report found that u.s. government has spent more than $187 billion on immigration enforcement laws since 1986 and since then, there have been more immigration-related...
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everybody is waiting for the obama scandal in the first administration. it never came around. he has been able to do things that other presidents have not been able to do. if he could book end it, that would be amazing. obama has had to deal the right wing noise machine and fox news and how they're trying to gum up the works. they're trying to do anything like the g.o.p. drag everything down, fight every nomination. obama is really fighting forces we've never seen unleashed on a president before. we can't just talk about congress. he's fighting very well oiled well financed attack machine and noise machine. he's doing very five years into this game. >> that pivots back to the house where the republican can control, and the president can get a vote unless john boehner said there is a majority of republicans who will join this. most republicans support gun control. how do you get a vote in the house when you have so many house members who are afraid to go against rush limbaugh, hannity and all the rest. can you make john boehner the issue and take back control maybe, but that's
everybody is waiting for the obama scandal in the first administration. it never came around. he has been able to do things that other presidents have not been able to do. if he could book end it, that would be amazing. obama has had to deal the right wing noise machine and fox news and how they're trying to gum up the works. they're trying to do anything like the g.o.p. drag everything down, fight every nomination. obama is really fighting forces we've never seen unleashed on a president...
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and cabinet secretary has resigned out of the obama administration. who was it? well tell you in just a few moments. first, we'll go to out to los angeles, our current news update with lisa ferguson. >> hey peter. good morning bill. good morning everyone. more gun debate as vice president joe biden takes on a new round of meetings along with attorney general eric holder. first they'll speak with wildlife and sporting groups at 11:45 this morning. on to gun owner's groups including the nra and representatives from the entertainment industry this evening. kathleen sebelius wills attend some of the meetings. it is a big step for president obama's new gun violence task force launched in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary. but it did not necessarily leave many with high expectations. businesses that sell a lot of guns like walmart will also be in on some meetings. those groups are more likely to be influenced by the nra since they're making a big profit off those firearms. and they do not want to appear too entrenched in the white house's anti-gun push.
and cabinet secretary has resigned out of the obama administration. who was it? well tell you in just a few moments. first, we'll go to out to los angeles, our current news update with lisa ferguson. >> hey peter. good morning bill. good morning everyone. more gun debate as vice president joe biden takes on a new round of meetings along with attorney general eric holder. first they'll speak with wildlife and sporting groups at 11:45 this morning. on to gun owner's groups including the nra...
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administration would result in [ inaudible ] he say oh and there's not a chance i would be confirmed. >> well, there's that. >> stephanie: can you imagine. right-wing heads just exploding. [ explosion ] >> yeah. >> stephanie: he said it would reduce [ inaudible ] publicly what i really think, so -- yeah. but it would have just been for the speaking of people pooping their pants, just for that alone it would have been exciting. chuck hagel yesterday. >> mr. president i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again. and especially its men and women in uniform and their families. these are people who give so much for this nation every day with such dignity and selflessness. this is particularly important at a time as we complete our mission in afghanistan and support the troops and military families who have sacrificed so much over more than a decade of war. >> stephanie: james hormel put out a statement senator hagels apology is significant. while the timing of peer self-serving the words are unequivocal. his actions towards the new statute of the lbgt constituency [ inaud
administration would result in [ inaudible ] he say oh and there's not a chance i would be confirmed. >> well, there's that. >> stephanie: can you imagine. right-wing heads just exploding. [ explosion ] >> yeah. >> stephanie: he said it would reduce [ inaudible ] publicly what i really think, so -- yeah. but it would have just been for the speaking of people pooping their pants, just for that alone it would have been exciting. chuck hagel yesterday. >> mr....
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in the first term of the obama administration. so if you want to show a priority when you are guiding a justice department does it show priority? >> kimberly: no, it doesn't. then it points out the hypocrisy of the administration. they say how bad? all the fun owners, et cetera. stigmatize them at the same time, they made at it low priority to prosecution gun crime. so, what kind of consistency is that? there is none there. as a matter of fact. then we'll see further circumvention when i believe the president will go by way of executive order, circumvent the american people and october on himself. he feel he is has a mandate, he was re-elected and there is no accountability. davis how effective can executive order be if most gun law is state and local based how effective is executive order overturned by the next president? >> bob: good point. every president used executive orders for their political philosophy when they don't think they get it through congress. they are not against people who own guns. third, give a break here to
in the first term of the obama administration. so if you want to show a priority when you are guiding a justice department does it show priority? >> kimberly: no, it doesn't. then it points out the hypocrisy of the administration. they say how bad? all the fun owners, et cetera. stigmatize them at the same time, they made at it low priority to prosecution gun crime. so, what kind of consistency is that? there is none there. as a matter of fact. then we'll see further circumvention when i...
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there may be some steps we can take administratively as opposed to through legislation. >> stephanie: right. and from that the right extrapolated that he is going door to door to take your guns. [ pounding ] >> stephanie: the president again yesterday. >> obama: the things i have said in the past the belief that we have to have stronger background checks; that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity out of the hands of folks who shouldn't have them, an assault weapons ban that is meaningful. those are things i continue to believe makes sense. >> they are coming for our guns! >> stephanie: right. right. yes. >> sound the alarm. >> stephanie: and mayor bloomberg yesterday. >> enough is enough. it's time for the white house and congress to put public health above special interest politics. >> yeah. i'm glad they are looking at it as a public health issue. >> stephanie: yeah. somebody was saying we regulate toy guns better because obviously they were harming kids. >> yep. >> stephanie: i don't know if you saw any of the newtown families with
there may be some steps we can take administratively as opposed to through legislation. >> stephanie: right. and from that the right extrapolated that he is going door to door to take your guns. [ pounding ] >> stephanie: the president again yesterday. >> obama: the things i have said in the past the belief that we have to have stronger background checks; that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity out of the hands of folks who...
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whatever deal he would have struck was with the obama administration and would almost certainly have failed and he would not have been able to get sufficient votes or he would have relied so heavily on democratic votes to do so that he would run the risk of indirection. in fact, this is detailed in my book that there was a meeting during the whole showdown over the debt ceiling in which some of speaker boehner's closest allies met in the office and said to him, if you come back with a deal that you fashioned with president obama doesn't get more than 100 votes or so, and eric cantor has already started to whisper a campaign against you, and we saw it happen with speaker newt gingrich and it can happen to you. speaker boehner took that to heart and he walked away from a deal shortly after that. >> coming to the interplay between the republican side in the second, task list. the president was initially doing a "des moines register" editorial board and did not get the endorsement of that paper and one of the things he said is that he believed he could get a grand bargain struck on the d
whatever deal he would have struck was with the obama administration and would almost certainly have failed and he would not have been able to get sufficient votes or he would have relied so heavily on democratic votes to do so that he would run the risk of indirection. in fact, this is detailed in my book that there was a meeting during the whole showdown over the debt ceiling in which some of speaker boehner's closest allies met in the office and said to him, if you come back with a deal that...
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is the obama administration drawing up strict gun controlat. first, the guns are still firing despite a new peace offering from syria's president. ♪ ♪ make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only
is the obama administration drawing up strict gun controlat. first, the guns are still firing despite a new peace offering from syria's president. ♪ ♪ make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about...
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>> the obama administration will tee it up, do executive action and bring it to 2014. i do think they believe that the politics shifted enough, they can make some republicans pay a price that they would not even be willing to vote. >> but remember, in 1994, the assault weapons bill passed and the democrats got mauled at the polls after that. and a lot of people remember that, especially in the west and the south. and you're right, margaret, a lot of democrats don't want to touch this issue either. i'm just saying there is no common ground, because the people who don't want gun control, they don't want gun control and recognize they will pay a price politically for supporting gun control. >> since 1994, there are not as many democrats in the conservative districts as there used to be. and i think we've seen some of the conservative democrats who exist moving in response to the shooting in connecticut. >> look, if you begin with the point that there is the possibility for no common ground, we'll get nowhere. >> what are the guidelines now on how far the government can go
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a changing of the guard at the most important economic post at the obama administration. the president has nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to replace timothy geithner as treasury secretary.
a changing of the guard at the most important economic post at the obama administration. the president has nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to replace timothy geithner as treasury secretary.
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♪ >>> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. vrj vrjts. >>> police fought back tears today as they testified another a hearing for suspected colorado gunman. one officer said there was so much blood at the shooting scene, he nearly slipped on it. >>> the white house just announced president obama will hold the allegation on friday for bilateral talks. and wall street's
♪ >>> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. change engineering in dubai, aluminum production in south africa, and the aerospace industry in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex,...
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♪ >>> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> as a country we have been through this too many times, whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street corner in chicago. these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. and we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this regardless of the politics. >> welcome back to "hardball." it's been 24 days now since the horrific shooting in newtown, connecticut, and this weekend we got the first bit of information on the size and scope of recommendations vice president biden's gun control task force may make. "the washington post" reported that they include universal background checks for gun buyers. a
♪ >>> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> as a country we have been through this too many times, whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or...
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♪ >> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. >>> i'm mandy douri. too good to last. wall street's winning run ended today with across the board losses. the dow taking the biggest hit shedding 51 points. boeing contributed to the slump after a 787 dreamliner caught fire at logan international airport. no passengers on board. the faa is inves
♪ >> up next, the obama administration is moving forward with comprehensive gun control. critics on the right say the solution to gun violence is simple. more guns. we now have more evidence that more guns equals more killing. big surprise. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and...
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this is part of what could be the most crucial moment in the obama administration. perhaps the most important legislation they'll ever propose. because gun laws do work. studies have shown firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun legislation. this map shows the ten states with the strongest gun laws and the ten with the lowest gun death rates. the correlation the seven states in green is strong. banning assault weapons, requiring trigger locks, and mandating safe storage works. the nra would like you to believe no legislation woot help. no one obvious law could have stopped adam lanza but we can make our world safer. public policy is meant to be aspir rational, to try to make the world better. the white house knows it just as it knows the right has gone far extreme on this, so far into second amendment absolutism, if it's not any weapon anywhere they will lead you down the
this is part of what could be the most crucial moment in the obama administration. perhaps the most important legislation they'll ever propose. because gun laws do work. studies have shown firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun legislation. this map shows the ten states with the strongest gun laws and the ten with the lowest gun death rates. the correlation the seven states in green is strong. banning assault weapons, requiring trigger locks, and mandating safe...
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the obama administration has frowned on this visit. richardson said there is -- the visit, that they are there as a private citizen on humanitarian missions. >>> five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an indian student appear in court to hear the charges against them. two of the men have offered to testify against the offers. possibly in exchange for a lighter sentence. >>> the city of steubenville, ohio, has launched a website to provide information on the high profile rape case involving two high school football players. big playoff wins to talk about this weekend for the texans, ravens, packers and seahawks. the painful season ending loss for the redskins' rookie quarterback robert griffin iii or rg3 who had to leave the game in the fourth quarter after reinjuring his right knee. >>> new pictures of justin bieber posted on celebrity website tmz, sparking controversy. tmz claiming the pictures show bieber smoking pot with friends in a hotel room last week. nbc has not been able to confirm either the photo's authenticity or t
the obama administration has frowned on this visit. richardson said there is -- the visit, that they are there as a private citizen on humanitarian missions. >>> five men accused of the gang rape and murder of an indian student appear in court to hear the charges against them. two of the men have offered to testify against the offers. possibly in exchange for a lighter sentence. >>> the city of steubenville, ohio, has launched a website to provide information on the high...
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and even know the obama administration kind of declared war on peacocks in this announcement yesterday, it is worth wondering if they might not actually be better off if they did strut on these issues a little bit more than they like to, because you would never know it from the way the deficit peacocks are crowing against this administration, but the deficit is now more than $200 billion smaller than it was when president obama first took office. we are currently witnessing the fastest deficit reduction in this country since the end of world war ii. the alleged big spending liberal barack obama has already signed into law approximately $2.4 trillion deficit reduction measures over the next decade. and that could be higher, except for the deficit peacocks on the other side of the aisle in congress keep balking at ideas like cap and trade and the dream act and closing tax loopholes, all of which would reduce the debt and the deficit. and all of which are policies that republicans used to like until president barack obama said that he liked them too, and then they turned against their own
and even know the obama administration kind of declared war on peacocks in this announcement yesterday, it is worth wondering if they might not actually be better off if they did strut on these issues a little bit more than they like to, because you would never know it from the way the deficit peacocks are crowing against this administration, but the deficit is now more than $200 billion smaller than it was when president obama first took office. we are currently witnessing the fastest deficit...
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the obama's administration's baitle plan is beginning to take shape. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. he is an american patriot. he enlisted in the army and volunteered for vietnam. to this day chuck bears the scars and shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. >> hagel himself, the former senator defending his own record in a exclusive interview with his hometown newspaper, telling "lincoln general star" the distortions of my record have been astounding. will the white house make the sell on capitol hill? a place where even senators in the president's own party remain divided on this pick. >> i believe the president should be able to have his team, but the advice and consent of the senate is an important responsibility and we have to do independently and there are questions that need to be answered. >> chuck hagel is his own man. he wears no man's collar. he will continue to be his own man. that is the kind of person you want as secretary of state when you're in the room deciding about war and peace, you want somebody to give their honest opinion. >> then the b
the obama's administration's baitle plan is beginning to take shape. >> chuck hagel is the leader that our troops deserve. he is an american patriot. he enlisted in the army and volunteered for vietnam. to this day chuck bears the scars and shrapnel from battles he fought in our name. >> hagel himself, the former senator defending his own record in a exclusive interview with his hometown newspaper, telling "lincoln general star" the distortions of my record have been...
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do you believe it is a top priority of the obama administration? i mean keeping out in front of the public obviously is going to be a big part of this happening. and of course ramping up pressure on lawmakers to make the change. we have also seen the national rifle association in recent week take some very aggressive steps to protect their backyard, so to speak, the way they're trying -- giving clinics to arm -- to teach teachers in some states such as ohio and utah, how to use firearms in this discussion of firearms in schools. so how does the obama administration in your opinion make sure that this is a top priority and that the mitch mcconnells of the world can be politically overrun? >> i do believe this is a leadership moment. i think it's a leadership moment for our president. i'm pleased that the steps that he has taken with the biden group. i think they are headed in the right direction. i believe they have a good panel of experts, which includes law enforcement officers from around the country. but it is a leadership moment. and it's reall
do you believe it is a top priority of the obama administration? i mean keeping out in front of the public obviously is going to be a big part of this happening. and of course ramping up pressure on lawmakers to make the change. we have also seen the national rifle association in recent week take some very aggressive steps to protect their backyard, so to speak, the way they're trying -- giving clinics to arm -- to teach teachers in some states such as ohio and utah, how to use firearms in this...
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the obama administration has collapsed the immigration. trying to claim he is the reporter in chief -- deporter in chief. obama is not the deporter in chief. host: what about the numbers we showed earlier? host: one last question for you regarding the issue of our topic this morning, looking at current law and what happens to immigrants now. karen says speaker boehner once again says the -- uses the typical republican response. i'm so sick and tired of hearing this, that whatever the president proposes will be criticized and ignored by republicans. dan stein, who are you looking to lead? guest: the strong expert on the issue know what is going on. a lot of expertise. john boehner, sometimes the leadership wants to take a balanced view. unless they figure out how to attract latino voters first, it is like going over a political cliff. not that latino voters were really important in the outcome of this last election, but ultimately the quixotic effort to gain latino voters by passing amnesty is a big fat political illusion. host: who are you
the obama administration has collapsed the immigration. trying to claim he is the reporter in chief -- deporter in chief. obama is not the deporter in chief. host: what about the numbers we showed earlier? host: one last question for you regarding the issue of our topic this morning, looking at current law and what happens to immigrants now. karen says speaker boehner once again says the -- uses the typical republican response. i'm so sick and tired of hearing this, that whatever the president...
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brennan is someone who is kind of showing the continuity between the bush and the obama administrations, and it is something that, let's be honest, the progressive democratic wing hasn't wanted to speak out about, but i think you need to do it issue by issue and stand for, as the president said, i believe in his inauguration, his first one, that we don't have to trade our security for our values. it's incumbent upon us as citizens to continue to speak about that. >> here's the problem, though. what you said is absolutely right. then when you figure out the calculations on the ground because people are trying to be strategic and practical and practicing matic at the same time. they say, look, i want to make an effort to resist the president on strategic basis. then i throw in with these neo cons over here if i do that and they are smearing him at will. >> i agree there is a trend -- >> what about people who are the in middle? >> look what happened to the senate and the flight of the moderates? olympia snow, dick louinger, kay bailey hutchison, ben nelson, they are gone. chuck hagel is ha
brennan is someone who is kind of showing the continuity between the bush and the obama administrations, and it is something that, let's be honest, the progressive democratic wing hasn't wanted to speak out about, but i think you need to do it issue by issue and stand for, as the president said, i believe in his inauguration, his first one, that we don't have to trade our security for our values. it's incumbent upon us as citizens to continue to speak about that. >> here's the problem,...
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if this has been a republican administration, they would have been ecstatic. there's politics going on here as well. >> we were talking about this in the break, we played the ad aig has been running on the air, which is thank you, america, thank you, america, thank you, america. some sort of brand management, or attempt thereof, but the fact they are engaged in this is the most damaging -- hurts your brand more than any ad can hope to help you. >> it bespeaks cluelessness. to go back to the attitude, it's as if all of wall street this entire time, without us, you're nothing. it goes to the too big to fail argument. without us, you can't do anything. no government, no united states, so you will save us. oh, by the way, if we want to give bonuses to our folks even though we took your money, fine, because that's the way we work. you just don't understand. >> ezra, that attitude, let's talk about financial regulation. dodd-frank is, i believe, only a third of the rules are in place in terms of financial regulation. the house republicans have been trying to unwind,
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it's called no girls allowed, and why the obama administration needs hormone therapy. rosa brooks is a national security law professor at georgetown. she spent two years working for michelle flournoy at the pentagon. great to see you. thanks for your time. >> glad to be here, rachel. >> in terms of the raw numbers, the obama administration is roughly equivalent to the clinton administration in terms of female appointees. it is doing better than the bush administration. but you feel like they're worthy of some criticism on this subject? >> oh, i hold president obama to a pretty high standard. i would like to think after the eight years of the bush administration, we could do a little better than the clinton administration, not just go back to the clinton administration. although i have to say, if i were valerie jarrett and i were about to go off the fiscal cliff, i would hide behind jay carney too. >> on the issue of michelle flournoy, you're not totally objecting on this. she is highly regarded in washington, not just by you, but by pretty much everybody in the defense
it's called no girls allowed, and why the obama administration needs hormone therapy. rosa brooks is a national security law professor at georgetown. she spent two years working for michelle flournoy at the pentagon. great to see you. thanks for your time. >> glad to be here, rachel. >> in terms of the raw numbers, the obama administration is roughly equivalent to the clinton administration in terms of female appointees. it is doing better than the bush administration. but you feel...
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. >> in terms of the raw numbers, the obama administration is roughly equivalent to the clinton administration in terms of females being appointed, doing better than the bush administration. >> i hold president obama to a high standard, i would like to think we could do a little bit better than the clinton administration, not just go back to the clinton administration, although, if i were about to go off the fiscal cliff, i would hide behind jay carney, too. >> you are not objective about this, apparently, having worked for michelle fourneau. were you surprised that she didn't get the nod? were you surprised that chuck hagel specifically did? >> i was surprised. i thought it was a fantastic opportunity for president obama to make an historic gesture and nominate the first female secretary of defense. it is one of those situations where it struck me, obviously, i am completely biased. but it struck me that the most qualified person was a woman. chuck hagel is an impressive guy who i admire in a lot of ways. i don't know why he thinks that it takes a republican to be nominated two times out of t
. >> in terms of the raw numbers, the obama administration is roughly equivalent to the clinton administration in terms of females being appointed, doing better than the bush administration. >> i hold president obama to a high standard, i would like to think we could do a little bit better than the clinton administration, not just go back to the clinton administration, although, if i were about to go off the fiscal cliff, i would hide behind jay carney, too. >> you are not...
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there are certain things the obama administration could do on the mental health front and on enforcing existing laws when it comes to tracking guns through the computer system that was set up. we have to come together. i think it is one of those enough is enough moments. it's one of those pivotal moments. i believe it is happening. but i do want to say to the viewers, it's really up to you, because it's going to take courage for certain colleagues to step up to the plate. and we have to make sure people know that if they do the right thing, it will be noticed, and it will be rewarded by support. >> senator boxer, thank you for your leadership on this. i appreciate your time. >> thanks. >> on "the ed show." thank you so much. share your thoughts with us on twitter and facebook. we always want to know what you think. >>> coming up, gun clubs claim they're training hundreds of teachers to carry guns in schools. but are they telling the truth? we've got the facts about firearms and safety of students, next. >>> coming up, hypocrisy in the house of representatives. we'll look at the republi
there are certain things the obama administration could do on the mental health front and on enforcing existing laws when it comes to tracking guns through the computer system that was set up. we have to come together. i think it is one of those enough is enough moments. it's one of those pivotal moments. i believe it is happening. but i do want to say to the viewers, it's really up to you, because it's going to take courage for certain colleagues to step up to the plate. and we have to make...
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stuart: i don't understand why the obama administration holds that hard line against the legalization of marijuana. i would have thought the man on the left, he is on the left, i would have thought he would come over -- judge napolitano: maybe because he doesn't have to seek reelection again. [talking over each other] judge napolitano: maybe he doesn't care about policing various constituencies. i don't know what his personal views are, but -- in colorado and washington. stuart: not in california. colorado and washington, recreational use of marijuana, the more difficult case to sell because anybody over 21 in the privacy of their home can use it. in california there is the intermediary, you have to go to a doctor and demonstrate the existence of pain, congressional means, and the doctor, the way -- that is what we interfere with. inexplicably would do so in california and new jersey, i am arguing that treating the states equally. stuart: make a judgment. in the year 2001 everett is, 20 years from now, and marijuana, cigarettes, and not get prosecuted for it? judge napolitano: in the
stuart: i don't understand why the obama administration holds that hard line against the legalization of marijuana. i would have thought the man on the left, he is on the left, i would have thought he would come over -- judge napolitano: maybe because he doesn't have to seek reelection again. [talking over each other] judge napolitano: maybe he doesn't care about policing various constituencies. i don't know what his personal views are, but -- in colorado and washington. stuart: not in...
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the obama administration did not take them on, in any event. then they want to take that group into virginia, frank wolf said don't do that, and they backed down, the obama administration backed down. then congress said you cannot take them. aat he's got to do is grow pair of big ones, but he's got to have a plan and these guys to work it. there are problems, but it's doable, and he has the power to do it. it will take a few months, but he could do it. >> there's no political value in doing it. >> it has to be moral. >> it's your legacy. >> the lady behind you. >> where am i going? >> sorry. i'm from the constitution project on the detainee treatment. colonel davis managed the dark times yesterday. i was wondering, there are a number of individuals who have been slated for indefinite detention. he just said if they were brought here, we could begin to argue against the indefinite detention, but there's also the argument emerging that if there were to be brought here, it's a guantanamo or to be closed, they would likely be held in federal super
the obama administration did not take them on, in any event. then they want to take that group into virginia, frank wolf said don't do that, and they backed down, the obama administration backed down. then congress said you cannot take them. aat he's got to do is grow pair of big ones, but he's got to have a plan and these guys to work it. there are problems, but it's doable, and he has the power to do it. it will take a few months, but he could do it. >> there's no political value in...
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word from administration officials that president obama plans to nominate chuck hagel as his next defense secretary. it's getting lukewarm reception from some of hagel's fellow republicans. they don't like some of his past statements on israel and iraq and afghanistan. here's ted cruz of texas. >> if hagel is nominated, it's very difficult to imagine the circumstance in which i could support his confirmation. >> it's not just cruz, lindsey graham says hagel's views on the middle east, especially towards israel, causes him a lot of concern. >> chuck hagel would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward the state of israel in our nation's history. not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel. he was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. he has long severed his ties with the republican party. this is an in-your-face nomination by the president. >
word from administration officials that president obama plans to nominate chuck hagel as his next defense secretary. it's getting lukewarm reception from some of hagel's fellow republicans. they don't like some of his past statements on israel and iraq and afghanistan. here's ted cruz of texas. >> if hagel is nominated, it's very difficult to imagine the circumstance in which i could support his confirmation. >> it's not just cruz, lindsey graham says hagel's views on the middle...
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the obama administration is not happy with that. stuart: some socialists in france are having second thoughts about the tax rate of 75%. what? we will discuss in a moment. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serus allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these stop taking chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. if you have a h
the obama administration is not happy with that. stuart: some socialists in france are having second thoughts about the tax rate of 75%. what? we will discuss in a moment. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had...
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the obama administration has rejected a request from the roman catholic church for a broad exepl son that would exclude catholic hops and schools and charities. they were given until august 1st of this year to comply. private companies like hobby lobby face finest up to $1.3 million a day, money that david green says, jenna he will spend in order to not have to compromise his personal religious beliefs. jenna: we'll continue to watch that story, rick thank you. jon: aig the big insurer rescued by you the american taxpayer in 2008 is considering suing the u.s. government. the lawsuit claims the government deprived shareholders of billions of dollars when it took a large stake in the company and attached high interest rates to the bailout. fox business network's elizabeth mcdonald is live in new york. elizabeth. >> reporter: that's right, jon. aig's board is meeting tomorrow, aig is telling fox business that the board will meet tomorrow to decide whether to joi aig former chief hank greenberg's lawsuit against the government which basically alleges that they vie layed the fifth amendme
the obama administration has rejected a request from the roman catholic church for a broad exepl son that would exclude catholic hops and schools and charities. they were given until august 1st of this year to comply. private companies like hobby lobby face finest up to $1.3 million a day, money that david green says, jenna he will spend in order to not have to compromise his personal religious beliefs. jenna: we'll continue to watch that story, rick thank you. jon: aig the big insurer rescued...
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early january he might put this out in the first week of his new administration. is the iron so hot at this moment that he really does have to strike here and now? >> because there are republicans worried about the future of their party if they don't do something, because it surprised me frankly after this election you didn't hear what you've heard after a few republican losses that there wasn't anything wrong with the party per se. neath needed to message it better. on immigration it was just the voices calling for the -- calling for the preliminary opposition to any reform, much quieter than they have. we don't know if we're going to hear them bring it up again when the house comes back. a lot of people in the tea party movement, very influential in the base, very influential because the base agrees with them, weren't really loud on immigration, but back when we talked about 2007, people like steve king were at the forefront of stopping this, and we're going to start hearing from them again. we'll see if there's enough republicans to overwhelm them. an immigrati
early january he might put this out in the first week of his new administration. is the iron so hot at this moment that he really does have to strike here and now? >> because there are republicans worried about the future of their party if they don't do something, because it surprised me frankly after this election you didn't hear what you've heard after a few republican losses that there wasn't anything wrong with the party per se. neath needed to message it better. on immigration it was...
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the obama administration did not really secure a status of forces agreement that was going to protect american troops. they all pulled out. what's the situation in iraq right now? >> reporter: well, obviously the administration had hoped originally for some kind of a residual force in iraq to continue our mission there but wasn't really able to negotiate that with the iraqi government. one of the issues it tripped over was this immunity question. this is, typically comes up in these types of situations and of course it is a question of sovereignty from afghanistan and protecting the troops in our eyes. i expect this will be difficult with afghanistan as well. jon: the president has reportedly considered plans to leave maybe 3000, maybe 9,000 troops in afghanistan but there are commanders in the field said you need a lot more than that. where, if they come up with say, even that lower number, 3000, is that enough to get any kind of a job done? >> it seems unlikely, jon. unwith of the goals from the decade-long effort to stop terrorists from establishing a foothold in afghanistan again.
the obama administration did not really secure a status of forces agreement that was going to protect american troops. they all pulled out. what's the situation in iraq right now? >> reporter: well, obviously the administration had hoped originally for some kind of a residual force in iraq to continue our mission there but wasn't really able to negotiate that with the iraqi government. one of the issues it tripped over was this immunity question. this is, typically comes up in these types...
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if there's a problem getting fema money to people now the beef is with president obama's administration. stuart: thank you very much. gun-control advocates say movers and video games are partly to blame for what they say is a culture of violence in america. today hollywood join the discussion at the white house. we will deal with it next. stuart: another hit for casual dining on ruby tuesday, posted a loss in the last quarter. the restaurant chain blames customers being cautious in the current economy. $200 billion less in spending power from the fiscal cliff is going to help? probably not. shares of ruby tuesday down 50%. sales of jewelry stores, same-store sales up 2% from a holidays, that stock is up 8%. nokia big winner after selling $4.4 million in its new smart phones. look at that stock go. research in motion the blackberrycompany announced three major cellphone carriers, at&t, verizon and t mobile will carry the blackberry 10 which is expected hit the shelves at the end of this month. research in motion stock is up two cents reaching 1176. hollywood guns next. anjeremiah. they d
if there's a problem getting fema money to people now the beef is with president obama's administration. stuart: thank you very much. gun-control advocates say movers and video games are partly to blame for what they say is a culture of violence in america. today hollywood join the discussion at the white house. we will deal with it next. stuart: another hit for casual dining on ruby tuesday, posted a loss in the last quarter. the restaurant chain blames customers being cautious in the current...
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then the obama administration, president obama asked robert gates, a republican to be defense secretary. then there was leon panetta. and now another republican, chuck hagel. what's wrong with democrats being defense secretary? >> right. actually, just as an historical footnote, roberts used to be a republican. you know, i think that there's a sort of feeling that each one of these can be justified. i think president clinton and cohen had a good relationship, as does president obama and senator hagel. in gates' instance, that made a lot of sense. so much was going on that you didn't want to have an immediate change in the defense. but that is true, that it looks like democrats always want to appoint republican secretaries of defense. also if you look at the history of the independent councils, they have almost all been republicans. and as a democrat i sometimes get frustrated, too. we can't find an independent council in our own party. i can understand the frustration but the president is entitled to pick who he wants and he thinks hagel is a good guy so it's good enough for me. >> and
then the obama administration, president obama asked robert gates, a republican to be defense secretary. then there was leon panetta. and now another republican, chuck hagel. what's wrong with democrats being defense secretary? >> right. actually, just as an historical footnote, roberts used to be a republican. you know, i think that there's a sort of feeling that each one of these can be justified. i think president clinton and cohen had a good relationship, as does president obama and...
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president obama's nomination of former republican senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. administration officials say the president will make it official in about two hours and our special coverage here on cnn will begin at 12:30 eastern time. as we mentioned, chuck hagel faced some sharp criticism from fellow republicans as well as democrats over what they say are his anti-israeli positions and also for being soft on iran. those are their accusations. rabbi ariah israeli -- i hope i pronoun pronounced that right. it's a tricky name. did i get your name right? >> almost. >> okay. all right. give me another shot at it. this is a tricky one. maybe you give it to me with the accurate pronunciation. >> it's ariah israel. >> that was easy. give me for your sense after knowing chuck hagel more than 20 years. visited your congregation. give me your personal perspectives on the senator. >> i'm looking forward to the nomination. i have known him, i met him actually a few months before he was elected as senator from the state of nebraska. and in all our conversations, i was always
president obama's nomination of former republican senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. administration officials say the president will make it official in about two hours and our special coverage here on cnn will begin at 12:30 eastern time. as we mentioned, chuck hagel faced some sharp criticism from fellow republicans as well as democrats over what they say are his anti-israeli positions and also for being soft on iran. those are their accusations. rabbi ariah israeli -- i hope i...
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i mean, voters -- they selected obama, they voted for obama in 2008. they believed in him and they believed in change. and this last time around in the policies and vision they had going forward. >> that's the point, victoria. that they believe in what he's doing and believe in him going forward. 57% say he won the fiscal cliff fight. in the last century only four presidents have won two elections with more than 50% of the vote. president obama, reagan, eisenhower, and president franklin roosevelt. the question is can he use this momentum, can he use this support to get his agenda done. that's his challenge. >> and the challenge is getting it done within the next two years. we don't know what's going to happen. we don't know if there's going to be another republican surge, so the president has to get that list of foreign policy demands, the list of immigration, and the list of gun control done in the next 18 months. not even two years. and i think immigration is going to be another one of the big issues. gun control. but one caution i have with gun con
i mean, voters -- they selected obama, they voted for obama in 2008. they believed in him and they believed in change. and this last time around in the policies and vision they had going forward. >> that's the point, victoria. that they believe in what he's doing and believe in him going forward. 57% say he won the fiscal cliff fight. in the last century only four presidents have won two elections with more than 50% of the vote. president obama, reagan, eisenhower, and president franklin...
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. >>> president obama challenges the republicans not to raise the debt ceiling. well, in an hour-long press conference today, we have two money men in the administration who also weighed in about this standoff. jackie deangelis has more on ben bernanke and timothy geithner. good evening. >> good evening. in an afternoon address at the university of michigan, ben bernanke addressed it. he said it allows the government to pay the bills and it's something that government must do periodically. congressional action wouldn't create new spending or add to the deficit either. regarding his hope that the process goes smoothly, he said the following. >> i do hope that congress will allow the government to pay its bills, not raise the possibility of default. which would be very, very costly to our economy. and then address very seriously these fiscal issues. >> this was bernanke's first speech since the release of the fed's latest meeting minutes which caused a stir because it indicated some policymakers wanted to end the bond buying program before year end. meantime, in a
. >>> president obama challenges the republicans not to raise the debt ceiling. well, in an hour-long press conference today, we have two money men in the administration who also weighed in about this standoff. jackie deangelis has more on ben bernanke and timothy geithner. good evening. >> good evening. in an afternoon address at the university of michigan, ben bernanke addressed it. he said it allows the government to pay the bills and it's something that government must do...